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To provide for the incorporation of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. [15 August 1969] (Originally 43 of 1969) Cap 1058 s 1 Short title This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children Incorporation Ordinance. Cap 1058 s 2 Interpretation In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Chairman" (主席) means the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children; "constitution" (章程) means the constitution of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children for the time being in force; "Executive Committee" (执行委员会) means the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children established under the constitution; "former body corporate" (前法团) means The Corporation of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children incorporated by the Society for the Protection of Children Incorporation Ordinance 1951 (8 of 1985 Cap 1058 1964 Ed.), now repealed; "President" (会长) means the President of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children; "Secretary" (秘书) means the Honorary Secretary of the Executive Committee; "Society" (保护儿童会) means the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. Cap 1058 s 3 Incorporation Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 41 of 1999 s. 3 The Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children shall be a body corporate and in that name shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in all courts in Hong Kong and shall have, and may use, a common seal, and may from time to time break, change, alter and make anew the said seal as the Society may deem fit. (Amended 41 of 1999 s. 3) Cap 1058 s 4 Powers of the Society Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 41 of 1999 s. 3 The Society shall have power- (a) to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate in Hong Kong and also to invest moneys on deposit in any banks or upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements in Hong Kong or upon debentures, stock, funds, shares or securities of any corporation or company carrying on business or having an office in Hong Kong and also to purchase and acquire goods and chattels of what nature or kind soever; (Amended 74 of 1974 s. 3; 41 of 1999 s. 3) (b) to build, rebuild, demolish, alter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements acquired by the Society or in which it is interested and to effect any improvements thereto; (c) to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, pledge, demise, let, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, debenture stocks, stocks, funds, shares, securities, vessels, goods, chattels, property and assets for the time being vested in or belonging to the Society upon such terms as the Society may think fit; (d) to borrow money upon such terms as the Society may think fit, and subject to section 4(17) of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228), to raise money by private or public subscription; (e) to accept donations, grants or subsidies from any person or Government Authority or other body or organization; (f) to establish, support and subscribe to provident funds, pension and retirement and similar schemes for the benefit of employees of the Society and their dependants and to grant and pay pensions or gratuities to and otherwise aid, support or assist any such persons; (g) generally to do such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the aims and objects of the Society. Cap 1058 s 5 Vesting of property, etc. in the Society (1) On the commencement of this Ordinance all those pieces or parcels of ground specified in the second column of the Schedule, together with all rights, easements and appurtenances thereto belonging, shall vest in the Society for the unexpired residue of the respective terms of years created by the Crown leases or Conditions of Grant specified opposite thereto in the third column of the Schedule, subject to the payment of rent and performance of the convenants and conditions reserved by and contained in the said Crown leases and Conditions of Grant. (2) All debentures, stocks, funds, shares, securities, vessels, goods, chattels and other movable assets vested in or belonging to or held for or on behalf of or in trust for the former body corporate and all moneys subscribed for the purposes of the former body corporate and all investments of such moneys and all interest, income and profits arising from such investments and all securities therefor shall at the commencement of this Ordinance, be transferred to, vest in, belong to or be held for or on behalf of or in trust for the Society. (3) All contractual and other rights exercisable or enforceable by the former body corporate shall, on the commencement of this Ordinance, be exercisable by the Society in place of the former body corporate. |